'I fancy Taylor Swift' The Vamps guitarist James McVey on celeb crushes and staying single

'I fancy Taylor Swift' The Vamps guitarist James McVey on celeb crushes and staying single

TEENAGE pop-rock sensations The Vamps, who have been tipped as "the new One Direction", are storming the charts at the moment. We caught up with guitarist James McVey to talk about music influences, fancying Taylor Swift and not having time for a girlfriend...

FAME: The Vamps are hoping to reach number one with their new single Last Night [GETTY ]

Chart-topping boy band The Vamps have already got a dedicated fan base, largely made up of young teenage girls.

And as I arrive at the hotel, where the boys are staying, it's evident that the fans - known as "The Vampettes" - are following the boys' every move.

I push my way through a crowd of screaming girls who start urgently shouting the boys' names as they spot a glimpse of them in a hotel window. As I reach the door one girl, clad with The Vamps stickers and hearts on her cheeks, screams: "I just want to see Connor's face!"

GIGS: The boys have toured with McFly, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and The Wanted [GETTY]

Inside the building, much to the envy of the girls outside, I meet guitarist James McVey who, at 19, is the oldest member of the musical foursome which also includes singer Bradley Simpson, 18, drummer Tristan Evan, 19, and bassist Connor Ball, 17.

"It's nice that we have fans, and most of them are female," says James. "Sometimes it's a bit overwhelming but mostly it's just nice."

But the blonde-haired musician admits that, with their busy work schedule, none of them have time for relationship.

“It's impossible for any of us to have girlfriends so we're all single at the moment”

James McVey, The Vamps guitarist

"We've all had relationships but because we were so busy it's impossible for any of us to have girlfriends so we're all single at the moment," he adds.

The 19-year-old had a long-term relationship before the band but found it too hard to stay together.

"I was in a relationship for about four years but it was just so hard," he adds. "None of us wanted to break up with our girlfriends but it was just too hard.

"Having a girlfriend wouldn't be a good idea at the moment so I'm not really looking for one."

CUTE: James, Connor, Tristan and Brad have a huge following of female fans called 'The Vapettes' [GETTY]

James admits that with his busy touring schedule he even find it hard staying in touch with old friends.

"It's even hard to have friendships with people I've know for like 15 years because I'm always away," he says.

"I have a lot of close friends at home who our at uni and I'd like to visit but it's difficult. But we're all friends in the band so at least we've got each other."

Having supported some big names including McFly, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and the Wanted, The Vamps have rubbed shoulders with some huge names, but James admits that one person really caught his eye.

"We all like different people but I do fancy Taylor, she's lovely," admits James. "I think she probably knows too.

"We did five shows with her which was cool.

"I'm a big fan of hers. I'm probably the biggest fan out of everyone, but we're just friends."

But when it comes to heartthrobs in the band James reveals that the younger members lead singer Brad, 18, and 17-year-old Connor seem to get the most attention.

"Brad's our lead singer so a lot of people fancy him and Connor's a bit younger so people like him," says James.

"Me and Tristan are the old ones in the band.

"Our fans are quite young so they tend to like the other two."

The band first found success after posting covers of bands like Busted and Bruno Mars on YouTube are often compared to One Direction. James says they are big fans of the pop sensations.

"We love One Direction, we listen to them a lot," he says.

But he insists that The Vamps have their own sound. "We cover One Direction's songs on YouTube and that's cool but I think our album sounds very different from theirs."

The teenage four-piece's debut single Can We Dance reached number two in the charts and their follow-up hit, Wild Heart, stormed to number three. They are hoping to top the charts with their new hit, Last Night.

"Busted got two, three, one with their singles so we're hoping to follow," says James. "To get a number one would be amazing."

The guitarist, who writes some of the songs with the help of singer Brad, says there are lots of great tunes on their new album.

"She Was The One is the first song we wrote together that I thought was going to be huge," says James. "We wrote it when we were about 15 or 16 so we didn't really have much experience then so it's not based on any particular girl.

"It's probably is one of our favourite songs and should be a big hit."

The band, whose headlining New York concert sold out in under 10 minutes, have caused a similar rush in Paris, Italy and Germany on their first visits there.

And the pop stars, who are set to take America by storm this year, have even got their own merchandise range with Claire's Accessories.

The 11-piece range, which will features key rings, t-shirts and gummie bands, will be released in the high street shop on April 14.

"It's a bit weird that girls will be wearing T-shirts with our faces on, but it's cool," adds James.

The Vamps’ single Last Night is out April 6 and the album Meet the Vamps is out April 14.